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corners were caught on safety. and one of africas biggest rising stars — burna boy — speaks to the bbc about his grammy award win. a third wave of coronavirus is starting to sweep across the european union — much of it driven by the uk variant. large parts of france are going into lockdown again tonight. switzerland is extending its restrictions. poland is going into partial lockdown. germans are being told not to travel at easter. the vaccine rollout across the eu has been slow ...

but, first, the battles over bidens border crisis and big tech dominance playing out in courtrooms across the country. texas a.g. ken paxton leading the charge demanding answers from twitter, google, and the biden administration. heres paxton with me on the program earlier this week. >> we have asked twitter for basically answers that if they are going to operate in our state they have to answer. its state law. and despite that, they have taken this to california to ask a california ju...

welcome to this bbc news coronavirus special programme. ministers have sought to reassure people about the roll out of the coronavirus vaccine amid a reduction in supply which means most people in their 40s will now have to wait till may for a jab. the government insists it will still offer all adults their first dose by the end ofjuly, but in the commons earlier today the health secretary confirmed supplies would become tighter in the weeks ahead. the bbc understands a delay in the de...

hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, chief leader writer at the observer and tom newton dunn, chief political commentator with times radio. welcome back to you both. so lets start with some of the pages we already have. the metro writes that the eu has threatened to take life—saving covid jabs bound for britain — after blaming the uk for what it calls the "continents creaking vaccination rollout". the fina...

"outfront" tonight border surge. president biden is answering questions. >> migrants are coming in because you promised to make things better. it seems to get worse by the day. >> first of all, there was a surge the last two years and 19 and 20 had a surge as well. the idea that joe biden says come, i heard the other day is theyre coming because i am a nice guy. here is the deal. theyre not. >> do you have to say quite clearly "dont come." yes, in the process of getting set up, dont le...

for an academy award? hello and welcome. the biggest member states of the european union have now joined the list of nations questioning the performance of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure of suspending use of the vaccine because of fears about possible side—effects, including blood clots. the world health organisation, along with the eus very own medicines regulator, says there is no justification for the tem...

more bulletins, of course, at the top of the hour. now its time for hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. scientists have developed covid vaccines with unprecedented speed. now its the manufacture and distribution which will dictate how quickly the pandemic can be tamed. my guest today, adar poonawalla, is boss of the biggest vaccine producer in the world, serum institute of india. he went all in on a production deal with astrazeneca, and for many of us,...

for an academy award? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the world health organisation says vaccination programmes should not be halted — after a growing list of eu countries decided to suspend the use of the oxford—astrazeneca jab over safety concerns. germany, france, spain and italy are all taking the precautionary measure — of suspending use of the vaccine — because of fears about possible side—effects, including blood clots. our medical editor...

the media show. hello, its the oprah, meghan, and harry show! not really, this is the media show. but if youre bored of that spectacle, im afraid to tell you that the aftershocks are very real and relevant to us. as we always say, the media is the story. itv�*s share price fell by around 5%, reuters has quoted city traders who say that the fall could be partly attributed to the resignation of itv�*s starjournalist, piers morgan. morgan was bringing in record ratings for good mornin...

but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard is due to go on trial in late october. and coming up — scotlands first minister nicola sturgeon is to set out a timeline for the easing of lockdown in scotland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. afterfour weeks in hospital, the duke of edinburgh has been discharged and has returned to windsor castle. prince philip was adm...